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Old July 22nd, 2008, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Sloniksp View Post
Oh and last time I checked, Korea, Vietnam and Iraq ( just to name a few and all post WW2) were sovereign nations too, I wonder what happend there.....
Well with the utmost respect towards you, I will begin with Korea. On 25 June 1950 400.000 troops of Kim Il-Sung’s N. Korean Army crossed the 38th parallel in an invasion with the goal of unifying both Koreas. On the same day, UNSC Resolution 82 condemned the attack, and called for the immediate withdrawal of N. Korean troops back to the 38th Parallel. This did not happen so with UN backing the US and many other countries came to the aid of S. Korea.

Vietnam: While I admit controversy over the second attack, it still remain that N. Vietnamese torpedo boats fired on US destroyers causing the passing of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing the president to use military force in Vietnam.

Iraq: I consider this an illegal invasion and will not comment on it(but I do still hold the utmost respect for it's veterans).

Afghanistan: Soviet forces moved into this country after repeated requests from the communist government to assist in quelling an anti-communist insurgency. The US moved into the country after 9/11 in a manor as provided by Chapter VII Article 51 of the UN Charter

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Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations, until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security. Measures taken by Members in the exercise of this right of self-defense shall be immediately reported to the Security Council and shall not in any way affect the authority and responsibility of the Security Council under the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary in order to maintain or restore international peace and security.
I consider the mass murder of 3000 civilians an armed attack against my country, and home.

Now, I have no quarrels with Russia or its citizens. The few I do know who now live in the States, I am very close with and consider them some of my closest of friends. So, Slon, I apologize if my previous post offended you.
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